HENRY TASCHEREAU 1900-1976

     From The News-Standard, March 4, 1976

H. Taschereau services today

     The community is stricken once again as another leading citizen is lost.  Henry F. Taschereau, 75, passed away early Monday morning (March 2) at the Soap Lake Hospital.  Henry or "Hank" as he was called by most, had been ill for quite some time.  He was taken to the hospital at about 3:30 am by the Coulee City ambulance and passed away shortly after the ambulance returned home.
     Services will be held today, March 4, at 11:00 am at the Coulee City Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stephen Lutz officiating.  Burial will be in Spring Canyon Cemetery, Grand Coulee.
     Coulee City Masons Chapter (Lodge) 223 will conduct graveside services.
     Barnes Funeral home, Grand Coulee, is in charge. 
     Hank and Margaret, his wife of 37 years, have owned and operated the grocery store here for the past 23 years.  The store was recently leased to John Asker, Soap Lake, who will assume control this coming Sunday, March 7.
     Hank was born July 12, 1900 in Spokane and spent his younger years in and around that area.  His schooling was quite spread out as he worked at various jobs during his school years, including mining work and forestry.  He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School at 27 years of age.
     In 1933 he came to Grand Coulee to work on Grand Coulee Dam construction as a jackhammer operator.  January 14, 1939 he married Margaret Seaton.  Margaret was operating a Texaco Service Station when they married and together they continued with Texaco until purchasing the grocery store here in 1953.
     During his years in Coulee City Hank has been active in community affairs.  He is a past president of the Coulee City Chamber of Commerce.  He was presently Worthy Patron of Prairie Chapter 139, O.E.S. and a Past Master of Coulee City Masons, Chapter (Lodge) 233.  He was also active in the Presbyterian Church.
     In addition to his wife, Margaret, he is survived by one son, Sam, Coulee City, and one grandson, Christopher.  He also leaves one sister, maude Sanger, Northridge, California, three brothers, Charles Taschereau, Walla Walla, and George and Clifford Taschereau, both of Spokane, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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